(AISI), American Welding Society (AWS), American Society for Testing and

Materials (ASTM)

o

Electrical:PEC, Fire Code(PNS Appendix G of PEC1–

2000)

o

Sanitary and Plumbing Works:Revised National Plumbing Code

II.

ARCHITECTURAL

1.

Classroom Size.

o

The size of the classroom for elementary and secondary schools must be7m(width) x 9m (length)

2.

Windows

o

Total area of window openings must be at least equal to 10 sq. meters foradequateventilation and illumination.

o

The windowsill must not be lower than 600 mm and higher than 900mm

above thefloor level.

o

The window panels must not be an obstruction along the corridor when it isopened.

o

The window must allow the entry of daylight even if it is closed.

o

Window opening must be bilateral fenestration.

3.

Doors

o

There must be two (2) doors

along the corridor

for every classroom.

o

The swing out should be 180 degrees.

o

The size of doors must be 900 mm width and 2100mm height.

o

The doors must withstand the

normal

wear and tear and shall be provided withlever-type door locks.

Note: This is for consultation purposes only and NOT a solicitation to bid.

4.

Floor

o

The floor must be non-skid finish.

o

Finished floor line should be higher than the corridor by 25mm.

o

Ramp must be provided with a slope of 1:12 in accordance with the AccessibilityLaw (BP 344)

and properly labeled.

5.

Ceiling

o

The height from floor to ceiling must be at least 2700mm for rooms.

6.

Roof

o

The classroom must be provided with a roof for protection from the

sun and rain.The roof shall withstand the designed wind load, live load, and the prescribedthermal insulation value. An equivalent roofing system, which has the capacity towithstand the said loads and insulation value. (example:These shall be at least0.4mm thick (base metal) corrugated long span pre-painted GI sheets incombination with a suspended ceiling).

7.

Walls

o

The

external

walls must have a thermal conductivity equivalent to that of a 150 mm(6 inches)thick CHB wall of the standard school building.

8.

Partitions

o

Must be from floor to ceiling.

o

The sound transmission property of the wall shall be equivalent to that of a 100mmthick CHB wall.

o

Add:Sound transmission of 2nd

floor

9.

Toilets

o

Toilets shall be properly ventilated.

o

Please refer to Annex A

10.

Chalkboard

o

Classroom must be provided with a built-in-chalkboard as part of the building.

o

Please refer to Annex B

Note:Toxicity (roof, wall,

partitions,

etc.)

III.

STRUCTURAL

1.

The structural design must be in accordance with the revised IRR of the National BuildingCode (NBC) and the latest edition of the National Structural Code of the Philippines(NSCP 2010 Vol. 1).

a.

Wind Load. Roofing and walls shall be designed to withstand the following windspeed:

Note: This is for consultation purposes only and NOT a solicitation to bid.



Zone 1 = 250 kph



Zone 2 = 200 kph



Zone 3 = 150 kph

Wind Importance factor = 1.15

b.

Seismic Load. The structure shall be designed to withstand the earthquakes forthe following seismic zones:



Zone 2–

Palawan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi: Seismic Zone Factor = 0.20



Zone 4–

Rest of the Philippines: Seismic Zone Factor = 0.40

Seismic Importance factor = 1.50

c.

Live Loads. Minimum occupancy loads shall be as follows:



Classrooms = 1.9 kpa



Corridors/stairs = 4.8 kpa



Roof = 1.0 kpa

2.

Design life shall be at least 25 years.

3.

Building foundationdesign shall be based on actual soil

bearing capacity of the site.

4.

All construction materials must conform to theDPWH Standard Specifications for PublicWorks Structures, Volume III, 1995 (Blue Book). New materials which are not covered bythe Blue Book must pass the requirements of theProductAccreditation Schemeprescribed under DPWH Department Order No. 189, series of 2002, and be accredited bythe DPWH before they are used in the Project.

Structural Steel. This shall be ASTM A36 with a minimum yield strength, fy, 248MPa (36,000 psi). All structural steel works shall be painted with red oxideprimer and shall be final coated with aluminum silver paint.

5.

The structure must be resistant to termites and protected from corrosion/rustup to at leastthe end of the repayment period.

(rust 5 yrs, termite 2 yrs)

6.

Structural component must have a 3-hour fire rating.

IV.

ELECTRICAL

a. Roughing-ins

Note: This is for consultation purposes only and NOT a solicitation to bid.

1.

Service Entrance

o

Service entrance conduit shall be made of intermediate metallic conduit(IMC).Underground runs shall be encased in concrete envelop or reinforcedconcrete envelop when crossing roadway. End of conduit shall be providedwith sealing compound.

Use end bells at the end of PVC pipes and locknut and bushing for metallicconduit on all boxes

and gutters termination.

o

Branch circuit conduits shall be either metallic or non-metallic conduit whereit is applicable.

3.

For ceiling mounted lighting fixtures

o

Use flexible metallic tubing as drop pipe from junction box to lighting fixture.

4.

In-sight disconnecting means

o

Use water tight type straight or angle connectors from pumps, condensingunits and other equipment that with possible contact with water or rain.

5.

Centralized paneling

o

Use breaker and wire gutter for proper arrangement of main distributionpanel (MDP).

6.

Provide 15 mmøPVC or IMC pipe as stub-out conduit for spares at differentpanel boards as per schedule of loads. Ends of said stub-out conduit shall bethreaded and capped.

b.

Wires and Wiring Devices

o

Wires shall be properly designed in accordance to Article 3.10 and for groundingsystem Article 2.50 of the latest edition of PEC Part 1, Vol. I.

o

Wiring devices must be ofstandard

type and approved for both location andpurpose.

Note: This is for consultation purposes only and NOT a solicitation to bid.

c.

Lighting and Fixtures

o

Classroom must be provided withtheminimum 250 lux requirement,

e.g. atleast 4 units 2-

40 watts fluorescent lighting fixturefor the room.

o

Duplex convenience outlet (CO) of grounding type must be provided on eachsides of the classroom.

o

The corridor must be provided with a lighting product that can produce 5,000lumens, e.g., 1

unit of 240-watt-flourescent lamp or 1 18-watt CFL or LED.

V.

SANITARY/PLUMBING WORKS

1.

Waste and vent line piping system

o

Drain, waste and vent system must be according to (Philippine National Standards)PNS/SAO 374, American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D-2729,International Standard Organization (ISO) 4435 and International StandardOrganization (ISO) 3633.

2.

Waterline piping system

o

Must be according to ISO9001:2000 and E DIN1988 for Polypropylene Random(PPR) type 3 pipe and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) A120.

3.

Plumbing Fixture

o

Must be according to American National Standard Institute/ American Society ofMechanical Engineers (ANSI/ASME), WWP-541, A112.19.4m, A112.19.3, IS2,A112.19.5, A112.19m

4.

Drainage system

o

Storm drainage system must be sized according to rainfall intensities, slope, androof areas of the building.

5.

Septic vault

o

All concrete septic tanks shall be protected from corrosion by coating with anapproved bituminous coating or by other acceptable means.

VI.

FURNITURE

1.

For every classroom, the following shall be included:

a.

One set of teacher’s table and chair

b.

45 armchairs (43 for right-handed; 2 for left-handed)

2.

The type of materials to be used may be wood or non-wood based as per DepEd’s

Note: This is for consultation purposes only and NOT a solicitation to bid.

standards.

3.

Please refer to Annex C for furniture dimensions and specifications

VII.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

1.

For those schools with abnormal site conditions as determined by DepEd, the proponentshall include special designs and corresponding costs in their proposals.

2.

Architectural and Engineering design plans must be signed and sealed by licensedFilipino professionals.

3.

Certification from the proponent that the building components must be made available toDepEd within the repayment period.

VIII.

WARRANTY

The Contractor shall guarantee the completed structure against structural andfunctional defects and failures vis-à-vis the prescribed performance specifications for aperiod of fifteen (15) years, except for defects and failures occasioned byforcemajeure and those caused by third parties.